OSHA issues revised PPE standard

Source: (USA) Federal Register: September 9, 2009


29 CFR Parts 1910, 1915, 1917, and 1918


Updating OSHA Standards Based on National Consensus Standards;

Personal Protective Equipment

AGENCY: Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA),Department of Labor.


ACTION: Final rule.



SUMMARY: OSHA is issuing this final rule to revise the personal

protective equipment (PPE) sections of its general industry, shipyard

employment, longshoring, and marine terminals standards regarding

requirements for eye- and face-protective devices, head protection, and foot

protection. OSHA is updating the references in its regulations to recognize more

recent editions of the applicable national consensus standards, and is deleting

editions of the national consensus standards that PPE must meet if purchased

before a specified date. In addition, OSHA is amending its provision that

requires safety shoes to comply with a specific American National Standards

Institute (ANSI) standard, and a provision that requires filter lenses and

plates in eye-protective equipment to meet a test for transmission of radiant

energy specified by another ANSI standard. In amending these paragraphs, OSHA

will require this safety equipment to comply with the applicable PPE design

provisions. These revisions are a continuation of OSHA's effort to update or

remove references to specific consensus and industry standards located

throughout its standards.


DATES: This final rule will become effective on October 9, 2009.